population: 141.9 million in Jan of 2010
Income: about $640/month on average
common foods examples: borsht (soup with beets)
and pirozkki (buns stuffed with meat, etc)
Sports: hockey, rugby, handball, skiing, sledding, basketball
Holidays: Military Theme Parade on Vicory Day, Memorial Tag on Fatherland Defender Day, and Weihnachten on New Years Day
Words: Hi is Privet! Thanks is Spasiba! Liebe is Lyabit, Grandma is babuska
BIG THINGS: Lake Baikal (deepest in world)
the kreml, kremlin (important landmark, manmade)
Income: about $640/month on average
common foods examples: borsht (soup with beets)
and pirozkki (buns stuffed with meat, etc)
Sports: hockey, rugby, handball, skiing, sledding, basketball
Holidays: Military Theme Parade on Vicory Day, Memorial Tag on Fatherland Defender Day, and Weihnachten on New Years Day
Words: Hi is Privet! Thanks is Spasiba! Liebe is Lyabit, Grandma is babuska
BIG THINGS: Lake Baikal (deepest in world)
the kreml, kremlin (important landmark, manmade)
